Building a gaming PC, need advice from you hardware experts

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bugrimmar said:
Alright, sorry for the late reply everyone. I wasn't aware there would be such serious discussion here about my little question :)

Well anyway, from your responses, I think that AMD seems to give more value for money, and it seems that the performance difference isn't all that large. So I will go with AMD, so that I can afford more doodads for other things. Which AMD processor would equal an i5?

And I will be going with the Radeon 7870. It seems to be the best for the price range. With RAM, is 16gb too much? The guy at the computer store is telling me I need it.

Thank you everyone :)

I would suggest the AMD FX 8320 for the CPU.

With Ram, go for 8Gb if your budget is thin, don't need anymore than that for gaming today, in a few years, maybe.

If you can, step the GPU up to a Radeon 7950. :)

And don't forget the SSD!
If you still have cash left over, invest in a Corsair Hydro cooler for the CPU, the AMD FX CPU's beg to be overclocked. (And it is rather simple and safe if you know what you're doing.)